Marlin Midstream Partners, LP Launches Initial Public Offering

HOUSTON, July 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlin Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Marlin"), has launched its initial public offering of 6,250,000 common units representing limited partner interests. The common units are expected to trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol "FISH." The underwriters of the offering will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 937,500 common units from Marlin to cover over-allotments, if any.

The offering represents a 35.1 percent limited partner interest in Marlin, or a 40.4 percent limited partner interest if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional common units.

Stifel, Baird and Oppenheimer & Co. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Janney Montgomery Scott, Wunderlich Securities and SOCIETE GENERALE are acting as senior co-managers for the offering. Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., Drexel Hamilton, Natixis, Rabo Securities and RB International Markets (USA) are acting as co-managers. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Potential investors can obtain a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933 from:

When available, to obtain a copy of the prospectus free of charge, visit the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, and search under the registrant's name, "Marlin Midstream Partners, LP".

About Marlin

Marlin is a fee-based, growth oriented Delaware limited partnership formed to develop, own, operate and acquire midstream energy assets. Marlin currently provides natural gas gathering, transportation, treating and processing services, NGL transportation services and crude oil transloading services. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Marlin's assets include two related natural gas processing facilities located in Panola County, Texas, a natural gas processing facility located in Tyler County, Texas, two natural gas gathering systems connected to its Panola County processing facilities, two NGL transportation pipelines that connect its Panola County and Tyler County processing facilities to third party NGL pipelines and two crude oil transloading facilities containing five crude oil transloaders.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "anticipated," "estimated," "expected," "planned," "scheduled," "targeted," "believes," "intends," "objectives," "projects," "strategies" and similar expressions are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relating to Marlin's operations are based on management's expectations, estimates and projections about the partnership, its interests and the energy industry in general on the date this news release was prepared. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, and there can be no assurance that actual outcomes and results will not differ materially from those expected by Marlin's management. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those conveyed in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the registration statement on Form S-1 initially filed by Marlin on June 27, 2013 with the SEC and the information included in subsequent amendments and other filings. These forward-looking statements are based on and include our expectations as of the date hereof. Marlin does not undertake any obligation to update or revise such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which Marlin becomes aware of, after the date hereof.